Awards
Dr. Don Merrill Rees Memorial Award
This award was created in 1987 by the Utah Mosquito Abatement Association to acknowledge exceptional contributions to mosquito control in Utah. The award honors Dr. Don Merrill Rees, 1901-1976, who was often referred to as the ‘Father of Mosquito Abatement in Utah.
Past Award Winners
Glen C. Collett
Dr. Lewis T. Nielsen
Reed Roberts
Dr. Bruce Francy
Dr. Fred Harmston
Ted Davis
Dr. A. Bruce Knudsen
Dr. Sammie Lee Dickson
Dr. Steven V. Romney
Robert Brand
1987
1988
1989
1990
1994
1996
2001
2004
2007
2014
Glen C. Collett Meritorious Service Award
This award is presented to individuals who have distinguished themselves in administrative or technical service to mosquito control in Utah.
Past Award Winners
T. A. Schoenfeld
Dr. Don M. Rees
Evan K. Jeremy
Wilford Egbert
Reed S. Roberts
Dr. Bettina Rosay
William H. Wright
Merrill L. Miner
Dr. Jessop B. Low
Dr. F. James Schoenfeld
William E. Dunn
Lewis E. Fronk
Thomas D. Mulhern
Dr. W. Donald Murray
Richard F. Peters
Carl D. Clark
W. G. Larson
Dr. Robert E. Elbel
1970
1970
1975
1975
1976
1976
1978
1978
1978
1979
1981
1981
1981
1981
1981
1985
1985
1988
1990
1991
1995
1997
1997
1997
1997
1999
1999
1999
1999
2000
2000
2000
2001
2001
2001
2002
Lynn Thatcher
Rex Passey
J. Lawrence Nielsen
Dr. Howard M. Deer
Monty Eggett
H. B. Munns
Verl L. Petersen
Larry Erikson
Ralph Wyatt
Ed Yeates
Earl A. Jenne
David Sullivan
Keith Wagstaff
Donald Eliason
Steve Flitton
Douglas Brown
Craig Nichols
Stephanie Whitman
2002
2003
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2005
2005
2005
2006
2006
2006
2006
2007
2007
2008
2009
Elmer Kingsford
Blaine Oakeson
Kenneth Minson
Wayne Semos
Tom Egleston
William Strange
Dr. Jay Karen
Steve Ingalls
Weber MAD Board
Dr. Lewis T. Nielsen
Craig Bott
Gary Hatch
Personnel of UDOHL
Utah Vet Diag, Lab
Dell Bush
Evan Lusty
Clark Burgess
Dr. Andrew Barnum
James Nielsen
Dennis Kiyoguchi
John "JJ" Johnson
Bruce Bennett
Val Bowlden
Sammie Lee Dickson
Eldon Rowley
Randy Sessions
Brian Hougaard
Kirk Robbins
Dan Miller
2012
2012
2012
2013
2015
2016
2017
2019
2022
2023
2024
Saltgrassroots Travel Award
This award recognizes a member of the Utah Mosquito Abatement Association (UMAA) by providing funds to assist in attendance and participation at the annual conference of the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA).
Past Award Winners
Stephanie Warburton MADD-D
Jason Bird UTMAD
Scholarship Opportunities
2023
2024
Dickson-Nielsen Student Scholarship
This scholarship was created to honor the contributions of Dr. Sammie L. Dickson (Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District) and the late Dr. Lewis T. Nielsen (University of Utah), to the understanding of the biology, ecology, and control of mosquitoes and other arthropod pests and disease vectors, and for their dedicated support and growth in the development of the Utah Mosquito Abatement Association (UMAA). The scholarship is intended to promote and recognize the mosquito related research of students with Utah roots attending a college/university anywhere in the United States.
Past Award Winners
Amy Jamison UoU/SLCMAD First Place
Andrew Blackham UVU/UTMAD First Place
Reed Miles USU/SLCMAD First Place
Avery Derr MSUD/SLCMAD Runner Up
2023
2024
2025
2025
Utah Mosquito
Abatement Association
Individuals and Organizations Devoted to Enhancing the Health and Quality of Life through the Suppression of Mosquitoes
